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Music & Art in Hayward Memorial Park!

Enjoy our 2022 12^th Annual Summer Concert Series
Sundays from 1-5pm! • Free Admission

Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129is partnering with H.A.R.D. and local non-profits for the 12^th Annual Summer Concert Series on a series of Sundays from August to September at the Hayward Memorial Park. The concerts are held in the outdoor amphitheater behind the Hayward Plunge indoor swim center.  

Enjoy a variety of musicsuch as Blues, Big Band & Jazz, Original “Feel Good Music”, and Rock ‘n’ Roll! Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, a picnic (no alcohol), and enjoy an afternoon in the park with Music, Art, & Dance! Kids of all ages are welcome to come create chalk art!  Refreshments will be available for purchase with donations (cash only).

All activities will be at the Hayward Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd.  The program runs from 1-5pm on most Sundays from August 7 through September 25. Admission is free. A tot lot is nearby, as is a lovely hiking trail, tennis courts and plenty of free parking. This magnificent local park is managed by the Hayward Area Parks and Recreation District, the premier agency in the greater Hayward area.  

Each event will showcase and benefit one of our area’s fine 501c3 nonprofit groups, which do much of the heavy lifting in the community. All donations received go to the featured 501c3 non-profit of the day and are tax deductible.

Sunday, August 7: Swing with the 3 O’Clock Jump big band,and rock out with The Carisbrook Complex. Enjoy refreshments by celebrity chef Hayward City Council Member Francisco Zermeno. All proceeds benefit the Sun Gallery www.sungallery.org

Sunday, August 14: Uncle Rico’s with the Hypnotones, Mike Meagher’s Music Machine, Flynn Martin, Brown & Lee, Scotty Rock n Roll and Spirit Flute. All proceeds benefit the Young Murialist Program

Sunday, August 21: Ozone Pranksters with Gary O and Kenny Meagher, Gravity+4, and Karen Soo Hoo. All proceeds benefit the HARD Foundation with celebrity chefs Paul Hodges, Dennis Waespi and Jim Wheeler www.haywardrec.org/191

Sunday, August 28: Joe Kady, Dee Smith & Friends, and Kari & the SweetspOts, with celebrity chef Hayward City Council Member Mark Salinas.  All proceeds benefit the South Hayward Parish http://southhaywardparish.org

Sunday, September 11: The La Honda All Stars perform, alumni from many years of music camp. All proceeds benefit the Hayward-La Honda Music Camp www.lahondamusiccamp.com   

Sunday, September 18: Giant Garage Spiders, Chris Marquis and Sycamore 129 Blues Band. All proceeds benefit the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO) http://fescofamilyshelter.org  

Sunday, September 25: East Bay Youth Orchestra, East Bay Symphonic Band, and Flute Choir benefiting the East Bay Youth Orchestra www.ebyo.org

These concerts are sponsored by H.A.R.D. and Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129 www.HaywardLodge.org . Thank you also to co-sponsors Berkeley Lodge #270 and Pacheco Lodge #117.

Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129 was re-formed in 2010 with a focus on supporting music and arts in the community, as well as doing other good work and providing good fellowship. For more about the lodge, see www.HaywardLodge.org.  

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a worldwide fraternal organization that believes in Friendship, Love and Truth; in making the world a better place; and in supporting community. For more about I.O.O.F, see  www.ioof.org. We are celebrating over 200 Years of Odd Fellowship in the U.S. Musicians, artists, dancers, guest chefs, and food servers are all donating their time for these events.   

Sycamore will be joining multiple downtown venues for the Hayward Lit Hop event on Saturday April 30th! The event begins at the Hayward Library Heritage Plaza at 3 PM, and will be showcasing a variety of local writers groups performing at various venues.All ages are welcome. Free and Open to the Public.

Reading events will include presentations from the B Street Writers, local chapters of mystery and horror writing societies, the Afro Surrealists, the Beta Writers, students from Chabot College, the Queer Writers, the Peer Writing Group, a tribute to Julia Vinograd and a Ghosts of Babar show.

We’ll initially kick off the event at Hayward’s Heritage Plaza with Hayward’s first Youth Poet Laureate. Then journey Downtown to a variety of events over the next few hours at venues including the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Turf Club, Aranea’s Craft Studio, the Pizza House, Books on B, and Yoga Sociale.

Join us for the 7 PM After-Party at the Sun Gallery, including music, food and refreshments, while viewing the Climate Change Art exhibit.
See full Schedule here: https://haywardlithop.com  These are the groups speaking at the lodge:

5:00 – 5:45pm: Ghosts of Babar – Featuring a diverse group of experienced poetic voices each of whom were present for the notorious Café Babar readings in San Francisco in the 1980’s and 90’s.

6:00 – 6:45pm: Between Spirit and Stone: A Julia Vinograd Tribute Screening & Reading – A tribute to iconic, bubble-blowing Berkeley poet Julia Vinograd featuring an excerpt from an in-progress documentary on her life and work, followed by readings of her most cherished poems.

This will be a fun way to gather, meet your neighbors and discover their talents, and hear some cool writing while supporting local businesses!

For a pdf flyer see here

December 2020: Please enjoy this lovely holiday tune performed by 3 O’Clock Jump, our resident big band, led by our incoming Noble Grand Gus Wedemeyer.  Silver Bells https://youtu.be/FC4Xc7tk1_o

For a pdf flyer see here

No Session planned for Summer 2024 or 2025

Chamber Music is music for a small group of 2 to 10 musicians, each playing a different part, played without a conductor.

Scroll to the bottom of this page to enjoy some videos from past performances.

Due to family commitments of the Directors, there will be no Summer Chamber Music in 2024.

Every summer since 2011 (except for the Pandemic), Sycamore Lodge has held a free two-week chamber music workshop in our 1868 building for string music high school students in the area.   At the end of the time, the lodge room served as a concert hall for a performance attended by parents, friends, lodge members, and the general public.

Lodge Members Ted Seitz, Cathy O’Connor, and Cindy Lewis served as the Committee for the Program.  Lodge Members volunteered their time and muscle to make it work. Through independent funding, we paid the professional music coaches who worked with the students.

We are skipping this summer, due to family commitments on the part of our Committee.

We’re not sure if we will be reviving it in 2025, but stay tuned!

Videos from Past Performances:

Slideshow from Previous Years

Music & Art in Hayward Memorial Park!

24176 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA (click for map.)

Enjoy our 2021 11th Annual Summer Concert Series
Sundays from 1-5pm! • Free Admission

“Plunge” into music for Summer Sundays in the Park!

Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129 is partnering with H.A.R.D. and local non-profits for the 11th Annual Summer Concert Series on a series of Sundays from August to September at the Hayward Memorial Park. The concerts are held in the outdoor amphitheater behind the Hayward Plunge swim center.

Enjoy a variety of music such as Blues, Big Band & Jazz, Original Feel Good Music, and Rock ‘n’ Roll! Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, a picnic (no alcohol), and enjoy an afternoon in the park with Music, Art, & Dance! Kids of all ages are welcome to come create chalk art!

All activities will be at the Hayward Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd. Program runs from 1-5pm on most Sundays from August 15 through September 19. Admission is free. A tot lot is nearby, as is a lovely hiking trail, indoor pool (the Hayward Plunge), tennis courts and plenty of free parking. This magnificent local park is managed by the Hayward Area Parks and Recreation District, the premier agency in the greater Hayward area. Please wear a mask when necessary.

Each event will showcase and benefit one of our area’s fine 501c3 nonprofit groups, which do much of the heavy lifting in the community. All donations received go to the featured 501c3 non-profit of the day and are tax deductible.

Sunday August 15: Giant Garage Spiders & Chris Marquis to benefit the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO)

Sunday August 22: Chris Marquis & The La Honda All Stars to benefit the Hayward-La Honda Music Camp with Celebrity Chef City Council Member Francisco Zermeno.

Sunday August 29: Kari & the SweetspOts, Dee Smith, and Devin Lacey & Friends benefiting South Hayward Parish with Celebrity Chef City Council Member Mark Salinas.

Sunday September 12: Gravity+4, Deane, Margaret & Kristoph, Alrighty Then to benefit the HARD Foundation with Cebebrity Chefs Paul Hodges, Dennis Waespi & Jim Wheeler.

Sunday September 19: (3 – 4:30 pm) East Bay Youth Orchestras – Pop Concert to benefit young musicians.

These concerts are sponsored by H.A.R.D. and Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129. Thank you also to co-sponsors Berkeley Lodge #270 and Pacheco Lodge #117.

The Hayward Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge #129 was re-formed in 2010 with a focus on supporting music and arts in the community, as well as doing other good work and providing good fellowship. For more about the lodge, see www.HaywardLodge.org.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a worldwide fraternal organization that believes in Friendship, Love and Truth; in making the world a better place; and in supporting community. For more about I.O.O.F, see www.ioof.org. We are celebrating 200 Years of Odd Fellowship in the U.S. Musicians, artists, dancers, guest chefs, and food servers are all donating their time for these events.

Here’s a video that our member Carl Gorringe made of the two new record stores Grand Openings across the street from each other on the same day in Hayward! Ska Dog Records is a Hayward Odd Fellows tenant. Click here to watch.